Excerpted from The Denver Post By Aldo Svaldi The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued two metro-area employers, alleging they fired workers who suffered epileptic seizures in violation of the Americans With Disabilities...
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Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Cory Bronson and Scott Snell To lead in an ever-changing world, today’s chief HR officers (CHRO) must act swiftly, pushing through unfamiliar boundaries to find innovative business solutions. At the same time, they...
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Excerpted from American Legal News By Lynn Fugaro Fourteen women who said they were raped or otherwise sexually assaulted have filed a lawsuit against Lyft, one of the two top ride-share companies in the country. The lawsuit specifically cites...
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Excerpted from wbur By Carrie Jung The group Lawyers for Civil Rights has filed a class-action lawsuit against the commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they’re calling overly broad and discriminatory background check regulations for...
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Excerpted from Rome News-Tribune By Diane Wagner The Rome City Commission is split over the issue of having a question about felony convictions at the top of their employment applications. Several residents are working in conjunction with a group...
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Excerpted from Lexology By Dotan Hammer and Haim Ravia Most of the FTC’s panel of commissioners reportedly approved a settlement with YouTube who the FTC accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The FTC alleges...
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Excerpted from Patch By Noah Manskar Uber is double-checking its workforce. The ride-hailing giant is making its New York City drivers go through a second background check if they want to continue picking up passengers. Tens of thousands of Big...
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Excerpted from JDSUPRA By Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A Most employers run background checks on prospective employees when hiring. Some employers have policies in place that allow them to conduct background checks on current employees. Below are...
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Excerpted from Fox News By Robert Gearty A man linked eight months ago to a Florida 1998 cold case murder — when he applied for a job requiring his fingerprints for a background check — has been sentenced to life in prison for the...
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Did you know GroupOne Background Screening is a one-stop station for ATS Integration? Our platform is already integrated with more than 70% of the applicant tracking systems (ATS) in use today. With an open API, new ATS/HRIS integrations can be...
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Excerpted from 13Whotv.com By Kelly Maricle A special investigation by the State Auditor’s Office has determined a former employee of the Iowa Department of Public Safety issued more than 5,000 private investigator, private security, and bail...
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Excerpted from HR Dive By Lisa Burden Dive Insight: The “regarded as” element of the ADA’s definition of disability protects an individual from discrimination based on an employer’s belief that he or she has a disability...
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